May 25, 2017, Australia Tes: Number of children refused SEND assessments up by more than a third
https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/number-children-refused-send-assessments-more-a-third
More than 3,800 requests for an assessment to access additional support were turned down in 2016
The number of children who were refused assessments to see if they needed extra support to meet their special educational needs rose last year by 35 per cent.
Statistics published today by the DfE show that there were 14,795 requests for an assessment for an education and health care (EHC) plan that were refused during 2016 – an increase of 3,860 (35.3 per cent) from 2015.
The statistics also show that in 2016 decisions were made on whether 37,751 children and young people needed additional support through EHC plan and of these 95.6 per cent had plans made during 2016.
A further 10,654 children were still waiting for a decision by January 2017.
The SEND code of practice from the DfE and Department of Health says in deciding whether to go ahead with an assessment the local authority must consider whether there is evidence that despite the early years, school or post-16 institution taking action to meet the special educational needs of the child, the child has not made expected progress.
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UK media editor, Age of Autism
The generation of American children born after 1990 are arguably the sickest generation in the history of our country.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
It seemed to me that with rising autism prevalence, you’d also see rising autism costs to society, and it turns out, the costs are catastrophic.
They calculated that in 2015 autism cost the United States $268 billion and they projected that if autism continues at its current rate, we’re looking at one trillion dollars a year in autism costs by 2025, so within five years.
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